Stern of MAINE – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Stern of MAINE in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Stern of MAINE
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The title points to a stern view of the battleship *Maine*, a name the U.S. Navy used for more than one ship. The first *Maine* exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, and the blast helped trigger the Spanish-American War. The Bain News Service caption and negative do not say which *Maine* is shown or when the photograph was taken, so the date and vessel are best treated as unconfirmed. The later *Maine*, commissioned in 1902, was a pre-dreadnought battleship whose stern would have been a familiar sight in the fleet's harbors.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch two loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,810 × 4,191 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-11043 |
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